Keep an Audit Trail of Drive Deletions
A file gets deleted from Google Drive, and Notis automatically posts a comment on the related Asana task logging the deletion. Nothing disappears without a record.
Trigger
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Action
Create task comment
Adds a new text comment (story) to an existing asana task, appearing in its activity feed.
Why this helps
Files vanish from Drive without explanation, you're unsure what happened, whether it was accidental or intentional, can't reconstruct the work.
- Deletions are logged automatically in Asana—no manual record-keeping.
- Audit trail preserved: every deletion is documented for accountability.
- Quick lookup: check the Asana task to see what files were part of that project.
- Accident prevention: team visibility of deletions discourages accidental loss.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Asana to Notis.
- 2Set up the automation: 'When a file is deleted in [Drive folder], post a comment on the related Asana task logging the deletion.'
- 3Notis detects deletions and posts a timestamp and file name as a comment.
- 4Choose your notification channel.
- 5Test by deleting a tracked file and verify the comment appears in Asana.
Questions about this workflow
Which Asana task gets the deletion comment?
Notis matches the deleted file name to the task name. You can customize matching in your prompt.
What if the Asana task doesn't exist?
You can configure Notis to create the task or skip logging. Specify your preference in the automation.
Can I also log when files are moved to trash vs. permanently deleted?
Yes. Tell Notis to distinguish between trash and permanent deletion in the comment.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Asana actions
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Add Supporting Relationship to Goal
Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Add task to section
Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.
File Shared (Permissions Added)
Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.
Create Allocation
Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
New File Matching Query
Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
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